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Aftab Sachak (born 16 July 1952) is an African British actor. He went to an English
public school before studying acting.
He made his television debut in ''
King of the Ghetto
''King of the Ghetto'' is a 1986 British four-part television drama miniseries which was aired on BBC Two, it was directed and written by Farrukh Dhondy, and stars Tim Roth. The drama is about racial tensions in the East End of London in the 19 ...
'' in 1986 and played the serious minded shop keeper,
Ashraf Karim
The Karims are a fictional family that appear in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' between July 1987 and June 1990.
Creation and development
The Muslim Karim family are introduced as the owners of the soap's grocery store, the First til Last, f ...
, in the
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soap opera
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, ''
EastEnders'' (1987–1990). Since leaving ''EastEnders'' he has appeared in the BBC comedy ''
Waiting for God'' (1993), ''Brothers in Trouble'' (1995), ''Call Red'' (1996), ''Out of Sight'' (1996–1998), ''
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983.
The programme focused o ...
'' (1999), ''
Hope & Glory'' (2000), ''
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (''LoEG'') is a comic book series (inspired by the 1960 British film ''The League of Gentlemen'') co-created by writer Alan Moore and artist Kevin O'Neill which began in 1999. The series spans four vol ...
'' (2003) and ''
Second Generation'' (2003) among others. On stage, Sachak's has appeared in
Ayub Khan-Din's production of ''
East Is East'' at the
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
The Octagon Theatre is a producing theatre located in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.
Programme
The Octagon produces eight or nine professional theatre productions each year in its Main Auditorium. Productions come from a wide range of ty ...
, in 2005.
Whilst appearing in ''EastEnders'', Sachak was declared
bankrupt
Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor ...
after incurring gambling debts, which led to him being evicted from his home. Sachak has commented: "I felt like I was stuck in hell, I even thought about suicide."
Sachack, defendant #T20111217-1, was committed for trial for fraud and other offences on 22 September 2011 at Ealing Magistrates Court and the case was finally determined on 24 August 2012. A confiscation and forfeiture order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 was made against Sachak together with a custodial sentence for 3 years imprisonment. He pleaded guilty and was convicted for two crimes between 15 January 2007 and 31 December 2009 committed whilst on bail for another offence.
References
External links
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*Court file = http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55096653/aftab%20sachak.pdf
1952 births
Afghan emigrants to England
British male actors of South Asian descent
British male soap opera actors
Living people
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